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[lululawrence]

You Should Be Here With Me

A 2024 Advent Fic by lululawrence

Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson | 34k | 26 Chapters

The festive period is a traditionally hectic one in the world of Premier League football, and this year is no different. A lot is riding on how Manchester United is able to come through the fixtures in the coming weeks.

Louis and his teammates know all too well the pressure that is on their shoulders. They need to prove, not just to fans of the club but the entire league, that they still have what it takes to be a team worthy of fighting for the top of the table.

Throw in the fact that Louis is all too aware that he's not getting any younger in a profession that demands your peak physical fitness year round and the incredibly fit Harry Styles, who is part of the club's social media team, and this year's festive period might just be the most important one yet.

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NOW COMPLETE!

[theythemmer]

Parted from me and never parted. Never and always touching and touched.

[the-squeege]

Unmasked

[sassysnowperson]

ADHD is often, for me, like every day I have to fight through molasses to do things I don't want to do. Today, though, my brain is full of bees, that are excited about work...but not *that* work.

Turns out my ADHD meds are better at counteracting the molasses than corralling the bees. This might be because I'm having way more fun with the bees and don't want to stop.

I think I'll go do some pushups about it.

[charmac]

I am trying SO HARD to be happy for you about hanging out with RCG instead of violently jealous lol. Everytime I see those posts im like "WELL...CHARMAC SEEMS LIKE A VERY COOL PERSON SO I AM GLAD THEY GOT THIS COOL OPPORTUNITY" but then the little evil version of me that i bury deep inside is like "IM SO JEALOUS, I COULD EXPLODE!!" hahaha.

Anyways. Im loving all this crazy content regardless. You are truly living the dream.

LOL, I'm sorry! I lowkey feel bad how much I'm able to meet them and I hope they do start to do more stuff in other places (which seems like they might!). Honestly if I saw my mutuals getting to meet them and do all this without me I would be crazy jealous so I totally get it.

I did talk to the Four Walls team about doing San Diego Comic Con and it seems like it's on their radar... so if you (or any of you!) are going/in SoCal in late July.. might be an opportunity

Thanks, glad you can enjoy the stuff we can provide :)

[eposettism]

was riverdaleposting on my finsta a while back and my gf replied saying something about “do you have anyone to talk to about this? is that something you need?” and i have honestly never felt more cared for in my life like ?? you understand my need to talk about these things?? and you’re making sure that need is being met?? which is not only so considerate but helps me reframe my investment in my interests from something negative or compulsive to something normal and necessary to my self-regulation? wtf?

[beetleandfox]

obsessed with the Helena and Irving parallel and what it says about the aspects of our identity we think are fundamental (but aren't)...

Like Outie Irving assumes his Innie is just as radically anti-Lumon as he is. He assumes his hatred of Lumon is something ingrained in his personality! That's why he stays up at night drinking coffee and making paintings, because he hopes that when his innie dreams about the testing floor, he'll say "okay bet" and start exploring. That's what Outie Irving would do, after all. But he miscalculated! His hatred of Lumon isn't inherent--- his desire for meaning and art and spirituality is inherent. That's what his hatred for Lumon is built on. But in a world where there's no meaning outside of Lumon propaganda, of COURSE his innie would become ridiculously devoted to the company.

And Helena!! She is the corporation, that's her whole identity. She presumably assumed that Helly would be just as pro-Lumon as she is. But she miscalculated too! Her devotion to the company isn't inherent, her headstrong and entitled nature is what's inherent! And in a world where she's denied any agency whatsoever, that manifests as rebellion.

It's the same dynamic flipped on its head. They both sent their innies in there with opposite intentions--- one to take down the company, one feed the company's expansion--- only to realize that rebellion and devotion aren't inherent characteristics. Their innies have become the exact opposite of their outie selves, while still being exactly the same!! Because even though your personality is inherent, the values you hold are determined circumstantially. OUGH IT'S SO GOOD.

[astral-herald]

jayce enduring a symbolic rendition of viktor's trauma is so painful and so, so clever.

being stricken down and immobilized through sheer accident or, in viktor's case, a cruelly random quirk that caused his disability.

then physically dragging himself from the lowest level of zaun to piltover, much like how viktor spent his youth reaching toward the promise piltover offered, but only if he could "pull himself up by the boot straps" and get there on his own. socioeconomic forces working against him be damned.

i appreciate arcane reminding us of viktor's origins - the reason he is so called to help people and, eventually, save himself - and putting jayce through the ringer - the contrast between he and viktor's lived experiences is front and center throughout season 1. the writers send jayce, and the audience, on a grueling journey to contemplate those experiences and how they've manifested in these intertwined characters.

[pumpkinland]

i hate the stereotype abt trans men cutting their hair being their first boy haircut or whatever bc i did cut my hair a few months ago and i hated it at first but ive started to like it but i didn't cut it because i felt like i had to to be a man or honestly even bc i wanted to have short hair i cut it bc i had an undercut that i was tired of bc i never got to wear it down (i had to put it up at work and at school and i hated how it looked when i put it up) and also it was just getting way too expensive to maintain... and the worst part is that short hair actually looks better on me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! like it 100% is something that people who don't know me well will see as me like "finally having the confidence to live as a man" or whatever but the truth is 1) i didn't want to do it, it was just the most logical option for me 2) it ended up looking better anyway and now im unexpectedly considering keeping my hair short indefinitely...

[stemmmm]

more people gotta try this shit where bill has not improved and will not change but he's just chilling so its fine probably. its great

[geezmarty]

(bellara/taash) nerd/jocks lovers rise up

[mroddmod]

they are like puppies. 2 me

[hoshizoralone]

reflection

[hinamie]

mentor

[lilislegacy]

imagine being someone at new rome university and not knowing percy is the same guy as “percy jackson, son of poseidon, two-time hero of olympus, former praetor” because the thought doesn’t even cross your mind. like… he’s percy. he’s a total frat boy. on a normal night, he walks into a party, refers to everyone as bro or dude, socializes with every living (and not-living) person in the room, makes at least 50 sarcastic comments, plays 12 rounds of beer pong, drinks way too much, and then skates around campus on his skateboard yelling “I LOVE NEW YORK” (which makes no sense, because they’re in california) until someone calls his girlfriend to come get him.

and then one day there’s an attack, and frat boy percy is all of a sudden a fighting machine. he’s yelling battle cries alongside the praetors frank zhang and hazel levesque as they lead everyone into battle. (why is he with the praetors? and why…. why in the world do the praetors seem to be following his lead?) his sword slashes through armies of monsters faster than you’ve ever seen. he’s controlling the entire river surrounding the camp, creating huge waves as tall as skyscrapers that crash down all around him, wiping out monsters and causing mass destruction to his enemies’ ranks. the sky is suddenly dark above you, ice-cold water droplets are slashing through the air, and the wind is blowing so aggressively that it’s making it hard to stand up steadily. because he’s somehow created a hurricane.

and he looks terrifying. you can feel the power radiating off of him. he’s like a god. or maybe a monster. it’s hard to tell. you’re a little scared of him, to be honest. but also in total awe, because it’s extraordinary. he’s extraordinary.

frat boy percy is not who you thought he was.

[digitalmyyth]

Shenanigans ensue